MANILA: Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was hit with new impeachment complaints on Monday, in a relaunch of a political fight she survived last year.
The two complaints were filed to the House of Representatives accusing Duterte of misusing government funds — an accusation she already denied in 2025, when the House voted to remove her from office, but was prevented by a Supreme Court verdict, which stopped it citing constitutional safeguards.
The verdict gave Duterte temporary immunity against the same or similar complaint for one year, which lapsed in mid-January.
The first refiled complaint was endorsed by the three-member Makabayan bloc — a coalition of parties representing labor, peasant, youth, and human rights advocacy groups in the House — while the second was by Tindig Pilipinas, a coalition of pro‑democracy and civil society groups.
Both accused Duterte of betrayal of public trust over her alleged misuse of public funds and corruption, and one revived allegations that she threatened to assassinate her former ally President Ferdinand Marcos.
